Orange Bowl switches date to prime-time slot

The Orange Bowl is moving off New Year's Day and will be held on Dec. 30 with a prime-time kickoff on a Monday night.

The Orange Bowl will retain its traditional night-game status instead of serving as an early afternoon lead-in to the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. There is no NFL game on Monday, Dec. 30, to compete for viewership with the Orange Bowl, played at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The Orange is one of the New Year's Six bowls that host the College Football Playoff on a rotating basis. The Peach and Fiesta bowls are the hosts for this season's semifinals, to be played Dec. 28.